NBA: The Draft’s winners, losers and key trades

For the most part, teams made good moves whether it was by trades or draft selections. There was not too much to overly criticize due to the few questionable acquisitions.

Here are the winners, losers and key trades.

Winners

Denver – Ty Lawson, PG (UNC) from the Minnesota trade
Chauncey Billups will be a great mentor to Lawson.

Golden State – Stephen Curry, G (Davidson)
The Warriors selected arguably the best shooter in the draft.

Indiana – Tyler Hansbrough, PF (UNC) and A.J. Price, G (UConn)
You can say all you want about potential, but Hansbrough had one of the most productive college careers in history. Price was a great 2nd round pickup.

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Los Angeles Clippers – Blake Griffin, PF (Oklahoma)
The best player in the draft (pictured to the right with the white jersey) will try to help the worst franchise in basketball.

Minnesota – Ricky Rubio, PG (Spain), Jonny Flynn, PG (Syracuse), Wayne Ellington, G, (UNC), and Denver’s 1st Round pick next year (Ty Lawson trade)
The combination of Rubio and Flynn has puzzled many analysts, but it makes sense to me. The T-Wolves can always trade one of them, especially when Rubio isn’t a given to play in the NBA soon.